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Continuous exercise training before and after myocardial infarction is associated with improved adverse left ventricular remodeling in mice

Continuous Exercise Training After MI Beneficial in Mice

Continuous exercise training before and after MI linked to improved adverse LV remodeling
About half of the nation's hospitals are being penalized by Medicare for having patients return within a month of discharge

Many Hospitals Being Penalized for 30-Day Readmissions

Hospitals lobbying Medicare and Congress to account for patient sociodemographic factors
Blood manganese and mercury levels are negatively and positively associated with glaucoma

Body Levels of Trace Metals Linked to Odds of Glaucoma

Negative association for blood manganese levels, positive association for mercury levels
Removal of waste

Sleeping on Side May Be More Efficient for ‘Clearing Brain’

Rat model finding awaits testing in humans
A hepatitis C virus screening program diagnosed chronic HCV infection in 4.2 percent of baby boomers tested

Chronic HCV Diagnosed in 4.2 Percent of Inpatient Cohort

More than 80 percent received follow-up care; cohort was composed of baby boomers
Despite adherence to current U.S. reprocessing guidelines

Current Cleaning Protocols Not Enough for Endoscopes

Microbes still adhering to endoscopes, even after multi-step disinfection protocols followed
HIV can continue to multiply in patients who are responding well to antiretroviral therapy

HIV Cells Multiply Despite Effective Antiretroviral Therapy

Antiretroviral therapy may affect progression of disease, but virus doesn't disappear
Bacterial biofilms are associated with ocular prostheses

Bacterial Biofilms Identified in Ocular Prosthesis

SEM imaging identified small colonies of rod-shaped bacilli adherent to surface of prosthesis
Almost $8 billion in hospital bills could be avoided over five years by halting the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

CDC: Action Needed to Better Control Drug-Resistant Infections

Hospitals, health departments, long-term care facilities must share information
The International Staging System combined with chromosomal abnormalities detected by interphase fluorescent in situ hybridization after CD138 plasma cell purification and serum lactate dehydrogenase has prognostic value in newly-diagnosed multiple myeloma

Revised Staging System Prognostic for Multiple Myeloma

ISS plus chromosomal abnormalities, lactate dehydrogenase prognostic in multiple myeloma